22 bitter salad red Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, red wine (or vinegar), honey, softened enough to whisk, pure vanilla extract (my addition) (optional), salt, pepper, chopped radicchio and 1 1/4 cups endive and 1 1/4 cups watercress, sliced seeded kumquat, unpeeled

full size portobello caps, stems removed, quality olive oil, sweet onion (please use vidalia, when possible), cucumber or 1 small, mixed bitter greens (arugala, dandelion, radicchio), fresh grated parmesan , romano or asiago cheese, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper, drizzle of truffle oil or sprinkle of truffle salt, if available, red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar (with garlic, if possible), lemon zest, quality olive oil, other good salad oil, fresh, or 1 heaping t dried herb of choice--tarragon , dill, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc... all would work, just use your favorite), sprinkling of sugar, i f desired(i don tsp), lil kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper

honey, dark rum, angostura bitters (optional), orange, fuji or golden delicious apple, unpeeled, cored, diced, pear, unpeeled, cored, diced, banana, peeled, sliced, seedless red and green grapes, strawberries, hulled, halved, raspberries and/or blueberries

chicken breast, shelled shrimps (get the big ones), white onions, watercress, rose petals (don tsp go overboard, have a strong taste especially when fresh), lettuce leaves (just about, it s really up to you), cucumber (small, medium or large, you choose), unsalted roasted peanuts, garlic, salt (or 4 tbsp fish sauce... eeeeuuw!), lemon juice, brown sugar, red chili pepper, few sprigs of mint and coriander leaves, few sprigs of shallot, olive or sesame oil for frying (avoid mustard oil, too bitter; canola s too bland)

whole potato, garlic, salt - coarse, flat-leaf parsley, thyme, whole lemon - zested and juiced, red pepper - crushed, tub crab meat - 6 oz, olive oil, whole roasted red peppers, whole shallot - small, chopped, sugar, red wine vinegar, black pepper, head escarole - small, chopped, head radicchio - chopped, whole endive- chopped

starchy potato, peeled and thinly sliced, garlic, coarse salt, handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, couple sprigs fresh thyme, leaves finely chopped, lemon , zested and juiced, crushed red pepper flakes, tubs fresh lump crabmeat , available at fresh seafood counter, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, roasted red peppers, shallot, chopped, sugar, red wine vinegar, black pepper, head escarole, chopped, head radicchio, chopped, endive, chopped

extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, salt, freshly ground black pepper, heads bitter greens (such as frisee, radicchio, endive, and dandelion), torn into bite-size pieces, green onions, thinly sliced, hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped, capers

tamari, molasses, salt, black pepper, freshly ground, red pepper, ground, walnut halves, apple juice, balsamic vinegar, dried cherries, extra virgin olive oil, salad greens (arugula, frisf e, dandelion, watercress), red onion, thinly sliced, salt, black pepper, freshly ground, ground red pepper, blue cheese, crumbled (stilton or other)

carrots, peeled, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, smashed, orange rind twists, water , chicken broth or 1/3 cup vegetable broth, beets, cooked, peeled, sliced thin, balsamic vinegar, peanut oil or 1 tsp olive oil, salt, fresh ground pepper, bibb lettuce, red leaf lettuce , torn, tiny beet leaf , from top of the root (or another slightly bitter green), head cross-cut belgian endive (optional), green onions , thinly sliced on the diagonal

extra-virgin olive oil, four 6-oz black bass fillets, kosher salt, bitter greens , such as arugula, dandelion, escarole, radicchio, endive or frisee, red onion, thinly sliced, ruby red grapefruit, juiced, pitted gaeta or kalamata olives, slivered, ruby red grapefruits , supremed, crumbled feta

extra-virgin olive oil, two 6-oz black sea bass fillets, kosher salt, bitter greens (1/2 head radicchio, chiffonade and 1 endive, sliced), diced fennel, red onion, thinly sliced, ruby red grapefruit, juiced, pitted gaeta or kalamata olives, slivered, ruby red grapefruit , supremed, crumbled feta cheese

olive oil, fresh lemon juice (not bottled , please), grated lemon peel (only the yellow part ,don tsp grate into the white part, it s bitter), green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, diced, red onion, chopped, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, fresh basil, finely chopped, fresh mint, finely chopped, red potatoes, unpeeled, salt and pepper

green or brown lentils , picked over and washed, water, chopped scallions, red bell pepper, diced, cilantro, finely chopped, walnuts, coarsely chopped, sweet potatoes - cubed and steamed, bitter greens - sauteed with olive oil and minced garlic, dry mustard or 1 heaped tsp dijon mustard, red-wine vinegar , to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

mussels , scrubbed and rinsed, baby octopus , boiled 45 minutes with a cork and cooled, prawns), peeled and deveined, squid, peeled and cleaned, whole, crayfish, boiled and shelled , reserving the heads, scallions, thinly sliced, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh hot red peperoncini pepper, thinly sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, mint, leaves removed, to yield 1/4 cup whole leaves, wild bitter greens, washed and spun dry (can substitute baby mustard greens), lemons, cut into wedges, rock salt

baby octopus , boiled 45 minutes with a cork and cooled, squid, peeled and cleaned, whole, scallions, thinly sliced, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, hot red pepper, fresh, thinly sliced, mint, leaves removed to yield 1/4 cup whole leaves, salt and pepper, wild bitter greens, washed and spun dry, lemons, cut into wedges

honey, dark rum, angostura bitters (optional), orange, golden delicious apple, unpeeled, cored, diced, pear, unpeeled, cored, diced (fuji can be substituted), banana, peeled, sliced, seedless grapes (red and green ), strawberry, hulled, halved, raspberries (and or or blueberries)

quinoa (must rinse! or it will be bitter also i toast mine for a nutty flavor!), vegetables or 3 cups chicken stock, turmeric (for color ) (optional), beet (fresh washed and peeled ) (optional), sweet onion, carrot, celery, diced fine, bell pepper (multicolor looks great!), radish (optional), garlic (fresh diced extra fine ), extra virgin olive oil, red wine or 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, italian parsley, flat leaf, salt and pepper

packaged duck breast -- ask at your meat counter -- if the market does not carry duck breast year round, it can usually be ordered for you, sack mixed baby greens, head frissee greens -- look for very lightly colored frissee, scallions , thinly sliced on an angle, shallot, finely chopped, sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar, eyeball it, orange marmalade, extra-virgin olive oil -- eyeball it, salt and pepper